tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581538826357218391.post7189917353911730223..comments2023-10-25T09:42:26.608-05:00Comments on The Kitchen Sinkhole: Did you or did you not receive the figs?DrGraviteehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439520454351733144noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581538826357218391.post-15866547873291111112007-01-05T15:31:00.000-05:002007-01-05T15:31:00.000-05:00Pawpaw, did you or did you not receive the wasps I...Pawpaw, did you or did you not receive the wasps I sent you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581538826357218391.post-7128998256144124222007-01-04T17:01:00.000-05:002007-01-04T17:01:00.000-05:00Did you know that female wasps squeeze inside figs...Did you know that female wasps squeeze inside figs to deposit their eggs. The hole she squeezes through is very small, and so her wings and most of her antennae fall off. The back part of her body often bursts. Undeterred, she deposits her eggs (she also pollenates the fig). Then she dies. As the fig develops, the wasp eggs hatch and develop into larvae. Upon hatching, the male’s first act is to mate with a female. The males of many species lack wings and are unable to survive outside the fig for a sustained period of time. After mating, a male wasp begins to dig out of the fig, creating a tunnel for the females to escape through.<br />Once out of the fig, the male wasps quickly die. Some die inside the fig.<br /><br />So figs have a heckuva lot of dead wasps inside them. Sort of like this fig cake that I am currently wearing as a hat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581538826357218391.post-90275378904702739072007-01-04T16:45:00.000-05:002007-01-04T16:45:00.000-05:00Actually, now that I'm looking around, I don't see...Actually, now that I'm looking around, I don't see the figs. Are you sure you sent them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581538826357218391.post-25083783210818835242007-01-03T14:39:00.000-05:002007-01-03T14:39:00.000-05:00Are you still talking about those damn figs? I to...Are you still talking about those damn figs? I told you, they're fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com